Putin, Netanyahu to discuss Syria situation

Moscow, May 14: Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the crisis in Syria, today, the Kremlin press service said.

Netanyahu is to visit Russia on a working trip. The two leaders are expected to discuss "key issues of bilateral relations", focusing on the situation in the Middle East and "primarily... Syria", it said.

The leaders discussed the Syrian crisis by telephone May 6, after reports emerged that Israel had carried out several air strikes on Syrian territory in the previous few days.